beża'

See also: beza, Beza, and bezą

Maltese

Root
b-ż-għ
14 terms

Alternative forms

baża’

Etymology

From Arabic فَزَعَ‎ (fazaʕa) with b- from a development [fz] > [vz] > [bz] in some of the inflected forms (as also in qabeż). Compare Moroccan Arabic فزع‎ (fzaʕ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.za/
IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.zaˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

beża’ (imperfect jibża’, past participle mibżugħ, verbal noun biża’ or (obsolete) bżigħ)

to fear, to be afraid
to care for [+ għal (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of beża’
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	bżajt	bżajt	beża’	bżajna	bżajtu	beżgħu
perfect	f	bżajt	bżajt	beżgħet	bżajna	bżajtu	beżgħu
imperfect	m	nibża’	tibża’	jibża’	nibżgħu	tibżgħu	jibżgħu
imperfect	f	nibża’	tibża’	tibża’	nibżgħu	tibżgħu	jibżgħu
imperative			ibża’			ibżgħu

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